An ad hoc Committee is assembled to review the existing standards and emptions of the Shoreland Water Quality Protection Act (RSA 483-B) as they apply to Rivers, Lakes and Estuaries. The ad hoc committees mission is to review whether there is science based justification for i) separate shoreland standards for rivers, lakes, and/or estuaries, ii) current exemptions, and iii) based on the results, propose recommendations to DES.